Where does “жертесер” come from?

жертесер (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh жер, from Proto-Turkic yẹr — earth.

жертесер (Kazakh): shrew

Definitions

  1. shrew

Ancestry of “жертесер”, step by step

жертесер traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh жер

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжерland, earth, soil
2Proto-Turkicyẹrearth

via Kazakh тесу

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтесу
Every word from Proto-Turkic yẹrEvery word from Kazakh жер